Daily life in the academy

Bai Zhi's forehead flushed red. Yan Qingchen coughed lightly and looked away, explaining, "Last year, a troupe of opera performers came to Sheng'an City. They were good at ventriloquism, and Bai Lian insisted on learning. I watched from the side and learned a few tricks."

"Oh, Brother Yan is still the best." Bai Zhi said without hesitation.

Yan Qingchen raised his chin slightly, looking very pleased with Bai Zhi's flattery.

Baizhi stared at the teacup on the table, immersed in her own thoughts, and was unaware of this.

"Captain Cao of the Central Army...will this matter involve General Mu?"

Yan Qingchen: "Coming from his army, it will certainly have an impact, but it's nothing serious."

Bai Zhi: "So...who do Cao Han and Huang De belong to?" She had a hunch...these two guys must be An Ziqian's men. It depends on whether Yan Qingchen can find them.

Yan Qingchen didn't answer but asked, "Do you still remember the description of the man in black robes in one of the dreams you told me about?"

Bai Zhi: "Remember."

"He met with a man in a black robe. It was late at night and the man was wearing a scary mask, so his face couldn't be seen clearly. However, he had an extraordinary aura and didn't seem like an ordinary person." Yan Qingchen had an excellent memory and repeated it word for word. However, even if there were any differences, Bai Zhi couldn't remember his original words.

He continued, "I once thought An Ziqian was a follower of Prince Gong or Prince Qi, but after following the clues, I found some clues and realized his identity was so surprising."

Bai Zhi asked knowingly, "An Ziqian...what's his secret identity?"

"That's not your place to ask." Yan Qingchen pushed his face away as he approached her. "We've arrived at the Wen residence. Get ready to get off the carriage."

Bai Zhi lifted the carriage curtain and looked out. Sure enough, they had arrived. She followed Yan Qingchen out of the carriage and saw Mu Bailian standing at the door looking out. When he saw the person coming, he immediately pounced on him. Bai Zhi failed to dodge in time and was hugged by him so hard that she almost couldn't breathe.

"Azhi...Azhi...I had a nightmare last night. I dreamed that you were arrested again and chopped with a knife. I was scared to death."

"Let me go." Bai Zhi gasped and pushed the man who was as sticky as a dog skin plaster hard: "I was not hacked to death, but you strangled me to death."

"Ah...oh." Mu Bailian quickly let go of him, "Azhi...are you okay?"

Bai Zhi rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily, "It's okay."

Yan Qingchen stood at the door, looking at the two people who were hesitating with an impatient look: "Why don't you go in?"

"Here it comes, here it comes." Mu Bailian's face changed in an instant.

Wenzhe had already poured tea for the three of them in the house. The refreshing tea fragrance filled the air, and the impetuous atmosphere was reduced a little.

"Azhi, you have suffered a lot these days."

Bai Zhi smiled and shook her head: "It's nothing. As long as I can find out who is behind this, it's nothing to me. Compared to those suffering women, my experience is nothing."

Mu Bailian asked curiously, "So, Ah Zhi, you already know what happened to those women?"

Bai Zhi: "I only heard Brother Yan talk about some details of the Huang Mansion. I don't know the specific situation, but it can't be good."

The three people in front of her all looked unhappy. Bai Zhi asked, "So... were those women rescued?"

Mu Bailian was extremely angry. He slammed the table and stood up, cursing, "They are all beasts, worse than animals. Even if those women are rescued, they will live in the shadow for the rest of their lives... Those beasts deserve to die."

Yan Qingchen glared at him and said, "Sit still. The authorities will determine their crimes and will definitely seek justice for those women."

Wenzhe pulled Mu Bailian to sit down and said slowly, "Since Ah Zhi already knows about the Huang Mansion, let me tell you what happened next."

Two days ago

There were only two days left until the deadline set by the emperor, and a depressing atmosphere permeated the entire Ministry of Justice.

"Sir, the owner of Linlang Rouge has confessed. Here is his signature."

Wenzhe took the confession handed to him by his subordinates, which recorded in detail how he used the rouge shop as a cover to lure women and secretly sold them to brothels. The Minister of Rites was also involved, and the shopkeeper insisted that it was the Minister of Rites who ordered it.

"Is this what the shopkeeper said himself?"

"That's right. Yesterday I brought him back for questioning, but he refused to speak. I had no choice but to explain the stakes to him. Perhaps he figured it out after thinking about it all night."

"This confession is riddled with holes and suspicious points. How did a rouge shop owner seduce women? How did he sell them? Where are they now? None of this is mentioned. What's the point of having this confession?"

The official's excited expression froze: "Then this..."

Wenzhe handed the confession back and said, "Go and ask for the details in detail."

"Yes."

Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, what arrived was an imperial edict ordering the arrest of the Minister of Rites.

Wen Ting held the imperial edict in both hands and politely escorted Wang Changqing out of the Ministry of Justice.

"Eunuch Wang, please take care."

Wenzhe frowned, looking at his father as if he was holding a hot potato, and said seriously, "The shopkeeper just signed the confession this morning, and then he asked for the imperial edict this afternoon. Father, there's a mole in the Ministry of Justice."

Wen Ting sighed and said helplessly, "The person behind this may have already prepared the evidence, just waiting for this raid to frame me. Could it be that my promise of retribution has come true?"

"Father, the daughter of the Chu family has disappeared. Minister Chu must have been framed. In this case, should we still arrest him?"

"Now that the imperial decree has been issued, we have to arrest him. However, if Chu Shinan refused to plead guilty, we could have delayed for some time. Now that we have caught the suspect, the seven-day deadline has passed. Zhe'er, you don't need to worry about this matter anymore. Investigate as soon as possible."

"Yes, father."

Sheng'an City was very lively on this day.

When the Chu Mansion was raided, the people crowded around the door to watch. Some cursed, some sighed, and some defended him.

Chu Shinan was taken to the Ministry of Justice Prison. At this time, he no longer had the arrogance he had when he confronted Wen Ting the day before.

Wen Ting thought he was humiliated and his spirit was damaged. Considering that they had served in the same court for so many years, he comforted him, "Minister Chu, don't worry too much. My Ministry of Justice will never wrongly accuse a good person."

"I...plead guilty." Chu Shinan murmured with his head down.

The voice was too soft for Wen Ting to hear clearly: "What did you say?"

"I plead guilty." Chu Shinan raised his voice and looked straight at Wen Ting.

"Chu Shinan, do you know what you are saying? What crime are you admitting? You don't want your position as a minister anymore? You don't care about your family anymore? You don't want your reputation anymore?" Wen Ting asked a series of questions with a serious face.

Chu Shinan stared blankly at the man in front of him asking aggressive questions. Shouldn't he laugh at himself for what he deserved? Why was he acting so hypocritically? Was he showing pity to him?

"Are you stupid? I'm asking you a question."

Interjection: Shui Shui has delivered, today I present to you all three complete chapters... 6000 words!!!